The overall value of exported air conditioners grew by an average 24.1% since 2017 when international shipments of air conditioners were valued at $44.6 billion.
From 2020 to 2021, the value of air conditioner exports accelerated by 17.3% compared to $47.2 billion.
The biggest exporters of air conditioners are mainland China, Thailand, Mexico, United States of America, and Germany. Collectively, that cohort of major providers generated nearly two-thirds (64.8%) of the value for all air conditioners exported during 2021. That percentage indicates a relatively concentrated cohort of international suppliers.
Among continents, suppliers in Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported air conditioners during 2021 with shipments valued at $32.7 billion or 59.1% of the global total. In second place were exporters in Europe at 25.3% while another 14.8% of air conditioners shipments originated from North America.
Tinier percentages came from Africa (0.29%), Latin America (0.31%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Oceania (0.13%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8415 for air conditioners.
Air Conditioners Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of air conditioners during 2021.
- China: US$20.1 billion (36.3% of exported air conditioners)
- Thailand: $6.4 billion (11.5%)
- Mexico: $4.8 billion (8.8%)
- United States: $2.6 billion (4.6%)
- Germany: $2 billion (3.6%)
- Italy: $1.9 billion (3.5%)
- Czech Republic: $1.8 billion (3.3%)
- Netherlands: $1.37 billion (2.5%)
- South Korea: $1.35 billion (2.4%)
- Malaysia: $1.32 billion (2.4%)
- Japan: $1.1 billion (2.1%)
- Belgium: $1.1 billion (2%)
- Spain: $853.4 million (1.5%)
- Canada: $785.6 million (1.4%)
- Turkey: $677 million (1.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 87.2% of global air conditioners exported in 2021.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing air conditioners exporters since 2020 were: Turkey (up 28.3%), mainland China (up 22.9%), Spain (up 22.5%) and Thailand (up 22.4%).
Canada posted the most modest year-over-year increase in its exported air conditioners via a 3.2% upturn.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Air Conditioners
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for air conditioners during 2021. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported air conditioners and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- China: US$19.3 billion (net export surplus up 23.1% since 2020)
- Thailand: $5.8 billion (up 23.3%)
- Mexico: $3.5 billion (up 16.5%)
- Czech Republic: $1.3 billion (up 25.4%)
- Malaysia: $959.1 million (up 23.3%)
- South Korea: $558 million (up 2.4%)
- Slovakia: $310 million (up 11.3%)
- Turkey: $73.2 million (up 120.8%)
- Denmark: $38.9 million (up 148%)
- Lithuania: $22.7 million (down -52.9%)
- North Korea: $131,000 (down -67%)
The People’s Republic of China generated the highest surplus in the international trade of air conditioners. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Chinese competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Incurring Worst Trade Deficits from Air Conditioners
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for air conditioners during 2021. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported air conditioners purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$9.1 billion (net export deficit up 37.2% since 2020)
- Japan: -$1.8 billion (up 19.4%)
- France: -$1.79 billion (up 26.3%)
- Canada: -$1.21 billion (up 48%)
- Australia: -$1.17 billion (up 16.9%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$1.12 billion (down -11.7%)
- Russia: -$967.1 million (up 25.7%)
- Vietnam: -$939.9 million (down -4.5%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$817.7 million (up 159.4%)
- Spain: -$662 million (up 12.6%)
- Brazil: -$633 million (up 21.6%)
- India: -$600.5 million (down -6.5%)
- Indonesia: -$598.7 million (up 19.9%)
- United Kingdom: -$561.2 million (up 69.4%)
- Taiwan: -$539.4 million (up 15.9%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of air conditioners. In turn, this negative cashflow confirms America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for air conditioners-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Top 10 Air Conditioner Brands
According to adjudication criteria established by ASM All Systems Mechanical, below are the 10 brands for air conditioners.
- Amana Air Conditioning and Heating
- Bryant Heating and Air Conditioning
- Carrier Air Conditioning and Heating
- Day and Night Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment
- Goodman Heating and Air Conditioning
- Lennox Air Conditioning and Heating
- Mitsubishi Electric Ductless Split Heating and Air Conditioning
- Rheem Heating and Air Conditioning
- Trane Heating and Air Conditioning
- York Heating and Air Conditioning
Searchable List of Air Conditioners Exporting Countries in 2021
By value, the 100 biggest exporters itemized in the following automated database account for 99.99% of exported air conditioners during 2021.
| Rank | Exporter | Air Conditioner Exports | 2020-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $20,105,344,000 | +22.9% |
| 2. | Thailand | $6,360,186,000 | +22.4% |
| 3. | Mexico | $4,843,739,000 | +20.4% |
| 4. | United States | $2,563,842,000 | +9.3% |
| 5. | Germany | $1,999,389,000 | +9.9% |
| 6. | Italy | $1,930,443,000 | +6% |
| 7. | Czech Republic | $1,803,272,000 | +18.7% |
| 8. | Netherlands | $1,370,068,000 | +20% |
| 9. | South Korea | $1,347,803,000 | +17.3% |
| 10. | Malaysia | $1,321,770,000 | +20.2% |
| 11. | Japan | $1,135,353,000 | +12.6% |
| 12. | Belgium | $1,120,693,000 | +13.9% |
| 13. | Spain | $853,429,000 | +22.5% |
| 14. | Canada | $785,607,000 | +3.2% |
| 15. | Turkey | $676,956,000 | +28.3% |
| 16. | Poland | $676,812,000 | +27.5% |
| 17. | Slovakia | $665,254,000 | +15.3% |
| 18. | United Kingdom | $626,249,000 | +26% |
| 19. | France | $582,688,000 | +13.6% |
| 20. | Austria | $499,267,000 | +71.5% |
| 21. | Hong Kong | $457,689,000 | -3.2% |
| 22. | Sweden | $319,565,000 | +11.7% |
| 23. | Hungary | $257,002,000 | -35.4% |
| 24. | Singapore | $251,570,000 | +5.2% |
| 25. | India | $216,470,000 | +36.8% |
| 26. | United Arab Emirates | $192,512,000 | -72.3% |
| 27. | Denmark | $186,467,000 | +31.8% |
| 28. | Romania | $178,087,000 | +36.1% |
| 29. | Indonesia | $173,405,000 | +75.8% |
| 30. | Lithuania | $163,356,000 | +5.4% |
| 31. | Panama | $106,422,000 | +37.7% |
| 32. | Bulgaria | $100,201,000 | +23.2% |
| 33. | Philippines | $95,450,000 | +21.8% |
| 34. | Greece | $72,424,000 | +20.3% |
| 35. | Taiwan | $72,325,000 | +14.1% |
| 36. | Russia | $66,780,000 | +31.3% |
| 37. | Croatia | $65,192,000 | +36.2% |
| 38. | Saudi Arabia | $61,019,000 | +8.3% |
| 39. | Slovenia | $60,952,000 | +18.2% |
| 40. | Brazil | $55,172,000 | +22.9% |
| 41. | Morocco | $54,619,000 | +17.9% |
| 42. | Finland | $54,481,000 | +27.4% |
| 43. | Portugal | $53,701,000 | -2.2% |
| 44. | Switzerland | $53,553,000 | -19.3% |
| 45. | Israel | $53,058,000 | +45.1% |
| 46. | Latvia | $52,081,000 | +7.6% |
| 47. | Estonia | $50,803,000 | +37.4% |
| 48. | Vietnam | $49,421,000 | -30.6% |
| 49. | South Africa | $46,411,000 | -7.2% |
| 50. | Ireland | $45,005,000 | -18.4% |
| 51. | Australia | $44,607,000 | +48.1% |
| 52. | Jordan | $43,719,000 | -34.2% |
| 53. | Egypt | $30,930,000 | +101.6% |
| 54. | New Zealand | $29,175,000 | +7.1% |
| 55. | Bahrain | $28,065,000 | -60.9% |
| 56. | Iraq | $26,693,000 | +12373% |
| 57. | Tunisia | $19,179,000 | +12.8% |
| 58. | Malta | $18,059,000 | -9% |
| 59. | Norway | $16,048,000 | -31.6% |
| 60. | Serbia | $14,724,000 | +46.9% |
| 61. | Belarus | $12,054,000 | +29.7% |
| 62. | Ukraine | $9,677,000 | -16.6% |
| 63. | Uzbekistan | $8,636,000 | +67% |
| 64. | Brunei Darussalam | $7,792,000 | +239.7% |
| 65. | Kuwait | $7,057,000 | -1.6% |
| 66. | Colombia | $6,214,000 | +105.4% |
| 67. | Luxembourg | $3,871,000 | -5.4% |
| 68. | Georgia | $3,530,000 | +117.1% |
| 69. | Lebanon | $3,226,000 | +6.3% |
| 70. | Iran | $2,572,000 | +47.8% |
| 71. | Algeria | $2,557,000 | +22.6% |
| 72. | Oman | $2,456,000 | +1804% |
| 73. | Senegal | $1,819,000 | +27.2% |
| 74. | Bangladesh | $1,756,000 | -36% |
| 75. | Kazakhstan | $1,637,000 | -23% |
| 76. | Argentina | $1,538,000 | -31% |
| 77. | Namibia | $1,350,000 | +603.1% |
| 78. | Chile | $1,215,000 | -72.4% |
| 79. | Albania | $1,210,000 | +1471% |
| 80. | Seychelles | $934,000 | 0% |
| 81. | Sri Lanka | $895,000 | -34.6% |
| 82. | Sierra Leone | $830,000 | +2143% |
| 83. | Cambodia | $792,000 | -77.1% |
| 84. | Pakistan | $789,000 | -16.5% |
| 85. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $786,000 | +22% |
| 86. | Fiji | $629,000 | -40.2% |
| 87. | Cyprus | $545,000 | +409.3% |
| 88. | Guatemala | $535,000 | +263.9% |
| 89. | North Macedonia | $535,000 | +2.7% |
| 90. | Peru | $524,000 | +30.7% |
| 91. | Curaçao | $518,000 | +156.4% |
| 92. | Kenya | $440,000 | +121.1% |
| 93. | Syria | $418,000 | +10350% |
| 94. | Moldova | $388,000 | +243.4% |
| 95. | Macao | $368,000 | +283.3% |
| 96. | Dominican Republic | $342,000 | -18% |
| 97. | Jamaica | $332,000 | +1975% |
| 98. | Cabo Verde | $311,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Mauritius | $288,000 | +41.9% |
| 100. | Myanmar | $239,000 | -98.2% |
Focusing on the 100 leading suppliers of air conditioners, the fastest growers from 2020 to 2021 were Iraq (up 12,373%), Syria (up 10,350%), Sierra Leone (up 2,143%), Jamaica (up 1,975%), Oman (1,804%), and Albania (up 1,471%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means 2020 data was unavailable.
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Research Sources:
ASM All Systems Mechanical, Top 10 Air Conditioner Brands of 2020. Accessed on September 8, 2022
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 8, 2022
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on September 8, 2022
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 8, 2022
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 8, 2022
